Daily Republican., 1887-01-01

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Two meusss-Whs wnI VIM whats
an NJ
Down, Jan. dover has COM
Dencsd 70 sssu1e ssans OF IT. regular
bisnnial activfty, end from n0w until
shout the middle OF next April life
vill be worth living In tho quiet little
State capital. The rroprictors OF tho
various hotels are all bustle and ex
citement, aud preparation for the mem.
beers Of the two houses apd f0c that
necessary adjunct, the "third house. "
The Capitol Hotel viii during tire sse-
sion be the centre OF attraction, from its
nearuess 70 the State builds as, and
from the fact that . majority OF the
members have engaged rooms there,
and Monday afternoon end evening 10
promises 70 b. the Mecca Of the po,iti
cians. Mr.. Aillinotou, she pyoprtssor.
has made considerable preparation and
has given the hous . thorough over
hauling since Last session. repapsricg
all the rooms and Sspsintipg the enasre
building.
The ssass topic Of conversation 10 tbs
Organization OF the tvo hoases, and 0an-
didstes and their friends are giving the
members bat little rest.
The fight dis year u . paenliAr one,
peculiar from the TACT that the dominant
faction Of the party In powor 10 more
than likely 70 lose control Of both
houses.
For Speaker Of the House there arc
now known three candidates, DE- Swith-
In Chandler OF New Castle, VIM. II. Nc
Osbe and L. W. Waplss Of Sussex, and
for clerk Of the same body, VIM. y.
Smalley, Sr., OF New Castle, JOHN w.
Hawkins and Frank N. Dunn OF Kent
and q Il. Layton, H. Htckmaa and
Edward Hearn Of SUSSEX
Originally the ring" slate WAS
VASE Tor speaher aud Dunn for clerk,
and Il Hooked very much Ike ~ II the
whip would crack and the mere Tor
mnltty Of . caucus would be gone
through with, bat two things have oe-
CURED 10 amAsh the slate oil To smith.
Greens" and these aae the candidacy OF
young emAllsy tor clerk, and the fact
that an agreement could not be reached
on Ware for the reasons that 1t was al
legged that he was inccm petenf. and
some Of the Gray men demanded the
speakership for the Doctor In pay ment
for his vots two years ago. Then the
Doctor wanted to be speak and be
would nave been candidate and
would have voted for Chandler
whether Wars would have been y can-
didate or not.
Tho doctor 10 very ambitious, ~ his
welLknown defire TO DO Governor At
tests, and Deang ready TO make any $40.
rihce to attain the end desired; two
years ago no ineisted upon being can
didate Tor Speaker OF the Senate. The
Lore men OF the Senate made him their
udidate, ana 1t 10 said OF the doctor
that he voted for himself In every ono
OF the Numerous ballots that were tai
Tor speaker, and when the Il embeTe
votes TO Cooper, the doctor was stand
ing silent and alone, still voting for
Chandler.
Having theee facts in view the ''riug"
determined TO drop Ware and centre
upon Chandler. thus making the battle
direct between McCabe and Chandler,
with NAPLES a. Q side Issue, to which
II 1t Ia necessary the ring will throw
their influence In case the Sussex mem.
bers demand the speak ership. Now,
will Chandler win?
He cannot hope TO receive one over
four votes from this county, and IL Ia
very likely he will receive but three; in
Kent he will receive three, a,ld this will
make it necessary for Sussex to furnish
five votes TO him. Can she GO Il? Nc.
Cabe 10 young and exceedingly popular,
and has the advantage Of having made
an enviable record two years sgo. Then,
again, 1t Is an old say ing In Dover that
"Sussex wants everythina." McCabe
claims three votes and hopes upon an
other. But 1t Ia absolutely necessary
that McCabe, to win, must have four
votes from New Castle, four from Kent
aud three from Sussex. Seven of the
eight from New Castle and Kent he
will surely receive, and II the other
fails him in New Castle he must look
TO his own county for the four necessary
votes, and his chances for that number
are not the best.
The clerkship 10 exciting more real
interest than the speakership, and this
is all due TO William II. Smalley. Jr.
Smalley is son OF the member from
White Clay Creek, arad uate from La
fayette College, q student-at-law with
Senator Gray, and withal q very brIph,
and intelligent young man. He ha,
made an active canvass, and It's effec
10 showing itself unmistakably, and Il
the speakership goes out Of New Castl,
his chances are more than good. Il
looks great deal Ike as If he will ie
ceive Ave votes In New Castle, four il
Kent, and after the first ballot. two. i
net three in Sussex. Dunn is still on til,
slate Of the ring, bnt how he can b,
elected is not apparent.
In his own county he will receiy,
but one vote and in New Castle two
and not over Ave In Sussex Wher,
the other three are to come from is !
mystery. Still Dunn Is confident. anC
as be did yeoman " ork in the late con